Rotatable shelf



W. E. RANDALL ROTATABLE SHELF Filed Aug. 9, 1946 May 24, 1949.

Patented May 24, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ROTATABLE SHELF WaldoEmerson Randall, Cranston, R. I.

Application August 9, 1946, Serial No. 689,315

1 Claim. l

This invention relates to a supporting structure such for instance as ashelf which may be positioned in a cupboard for supporting groceries,condiments, and the like in a stored relation.

Usually a closet is so arranged that a person cannot readily reach allthe articles, some of which may be positioned at the back of the closetand thus the entire volume of the closet is not utilized to bestadvantage.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a shelf which may bemoved so as to cause its contents to be readily available at allpositions and thus one which when located in the closet will cause theentire contents of the closet to be readily accessible.

More specifically this invention relates to a supporting shelf which maybe rotated to present the contents of the shelf at an accessible pointfor removing the same from the shelf- With these and other objects inview, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction,as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in theappended claim.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the supporting structure;

Fig. 2 is a central sectional view showing the shelves differentlyarranged.

In proceeding with this invention, I have provided a base upon whichthere is mounted a plurality of shelves, each rotatable about a spindleextending upwardly from the base. 'Ihe shelves may be spaced differentdistances apart by reason of sleeves which are located on the spindleand provide an adjustable spacing for the shelves.

With reference to the drawings, I designates a base upon which thesupporting structure rests. This base is curved at its peripheralmarginal edge as at Il so as to space the bottom thereof above thesupport on which it rests. A spindle I2 extends upwardly from the baseand is secured thereto by means of threads I3 and nuts I4 and I5 oneither side of the bottom wall I0 of the base.

A shelf I6 has a collar l1 which is xed thereto by means of washersthreadedly received on one end of the collar and with the washerspositioned one on each side of the shelf so as to bind the shelf andcollar to each other. along bearing for the shelf to rotatably mount iton the spindle I2. The collar rests upon the nut I4 as shown in Fig. 2to position it on the The collar forms spindle. A sleeve I8 ispositioned upon the collar I'I and a second shelf I9 having a collar 20fixed thereto as before described is rotatably mounted on the spindle l2with the lower edge of this collar 20 engaging the sleeve I8 to supportit in position. Further sleeves 2| and 22 are positioned above the shelfI9 and a nut 23 is positioned on the threaded end 24 of the shaft I2 tohold the parts assembled.

In some cases, it is desirable to vary the spacing of the shelves fromthat shown in Fig. 2 and I have shown in Fig. 1 the sleeves 2| and 22positioned beneath the shelf I9 so as to provide a different arrangementand greater spacing of the shelves. Inasmuch as the sleeve 22 is ofabout half the axialextent of the sleeves 2| and I8, a variety ofspacings may be had by variously positioning the sleeve on the spindleI2, either above or below either one of the shelves which are thereprovided. Various articles may be positioned on either of these shelveswhich are retained therein by upturned rims 25 and the shelves may berotated so as to bring the article carried thereby into accessibleposition for one using the device.

I claim:

A supporting structure comprising a base, a spindle extending upwardlyfrom said base, a plurality of sleeves of different axial extentremovably and rotatably mounted on said spindle one upon the otherupwardly from the base, at least one of said sleeves serving as a hubfor a shelf carried thereby and extending therethrough and collars onboth sides of the shelf threadedly secured to the hub, said hubproviding a bearing for rotatable mounting on a spindle whereby theshelf may be adjustably positioned for rotation about the spindle withreference to the base by selecting the order of arrangement of thesleeves with reference to the base.

WALDO EMERSON RANDALL.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 565,083 Lynne Aug. 4, 18962,103,694 Long Dec. 28, 1937 2,335,301 Oidtmann Nov. 30, 1943

